No internet isn't a right of the people. this is absurd, its a paid for service. Like cable, cell phones, and etc.
government regulation =/= free and open internet it means government controlled internet.
Sometimes you have to let go of the pie in the sky, free lunch mindset with regard to the government and realize who you are dealing with.
Declaring it a public utility doesn't make it free. We are behind other countries who approach the internet this way.
However, net neutrality laws stop short of this and have already been in effect. Can you give some examples of how it has effected you or Americans in general negatively?